Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch - Paperback

by Alice Hegan Rice (Author)

" A national bestseller when first published in 1901, Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch endures today as one of the most memorable literary creations by a Kentucky author. This immensely popular novel spawned several movies (with such stars as W.C. Fields and Shirley Temple), countless stage productions, radio shows, and even dolls. Alice Hegan Rice spins the memorable tale of a family struggling against all odds in the Cabbage Patch, an old Louisville slum "where ramshackle cottages played hop-sc

Author Biography

Alice Hegan Rice (1870--1942) was the author of twenty books, including the autobiography The Inky Way. She lived in Louisville, Kentucky.